Accepted Items & Fees

Drop-off Information

Residents

Services are open to all Maricopa County residents; no I.D. is required at our Recycling Centers. All Facilities are CASH ONLY. (We do not accept debit, credit cards, or checks).

When vehicle load is determined, this includes only the "cargo" area of a single vehicle or trailer.

Residential Rates (Household Trash)

Fee

Passenger Car / Station Wagon

$4 / Load

Vans / Sport Utility Vehicles

$6 / Load

All Pickup Trucks ** for loads below cab height and not extending beyond the end of the bed of the vehicle

$8 / Load

Trailers
(10 feet long / 2 feet high)

$8 / Load

Green Waste Rates (Tree trimmings, wood, grass and weeds)

Fee

Passenger Car / Station Wagon

$4 / Load

Vans / Sport Utility Vehicles

$6 / Load

All Pickup Trucks ** for loads below cab height and not extending beyond the end of the bed of the vehicle

$12 / Load

Trailers
(10 feet long / 2 feet high)

$12 / Load

Appliances & Large Items

Fee

Furniture, Sofa / Chair, Mattress

$8 / Item

All Appliances

$8 / Item

CRTs

$5 / item

We accept CFC (Freon) containing appliances, however they must be evacuated, compressor removed and tagged in accordance with EPA regulations prior to your visit for disposal. Documentation of that removal must be provided

Aluminum / Aluminum Cans / Tin Cans

All forms of aluminum from window frames to soda cans are accepted. Aluminum cans, pie plates, and tin cans can be placed in co-mingled containers and need not be separated. All other forms of aluminum/metal is considered scrap metal and goes into our metal container.

Electronics

Answering Machines, Recorders

Audio Visual Equipment

Cables and Cords

Calculators (handheld, desktop, cash registers)

Cameras (still or movie, digital or cartridge)

CD/DVD Drives, VCRs, Recorders, Players

Cell Phones

Copier / Printer Cartridges

Desktop/Laptop Computers

Dictation Machines, Recorders

DVD Players

Fax Machines

Gaming Systems

Hard Drives

Keyboards, Mice, Speakers

Laptop Batteries

LCD/CRT Monitors

Medical Monitoring Devices

Microwaves

Miscellaneous Computer Parts

Monitors

Motherboards

Plotters

Power Supplies

Printers

Projectors

Radios, Walkie-Talkies

Scanners

Servers

Smart Boards

Stereos and Speakers

Telephones

Televisions (consoles, HDTV, plasma, portable, etc.)

UPS Battery Back Ups

Glass

We take clear, brown and colors. All colors of jars and bottles accepted. No broken glass or ceramics.

Paper, Magazines, Newspaper, Cardboard

Shredded paper should be in a clear and tied plastic bag. Please keep your paper products dry. Paper egg cartons are acceptable, as well as all colors of paper.

Plastics

Bottles

Plastic bottles numbered 1‐7 can be recycled at our centers. Empty, rinse and let air dry.

Grocery Bags

Plastic grocery bags are not accepted at our facilities. These can be recycled at your local grocery store (e.g. Target, Walmart, Frys, Bashas) or check the plastic film website.

Separated Recyclables

Please keep the following items separate from all other recyclable material. These items have a separate container at our facilities.

Scrap Metal

Various metal items are accepted for free; however large appliances are accepted for $8 each, such as:

Air Conditioners

Dishwashers

Freezers

Refrigerators

Stoves

Washer/Dryers

Water Heaters

Tires

Passenger and Truck Tires - limit of 5 tires per visit. Tires must be removed from rim.

Oil or Antifreeze

Guiding List - Contact Us For Specifics

The following is a list of several wastes that are unacceptable at the county's disposal facilities. This list is provided only as a guide to help our customers and should not be considered complete or exclusive of any other wastes that might be regulated or unacceptable for some other reason. Questions regarding the acceptability of a particular waste should be directed to the attendant or Waste Resources and Recycling office at 602-506-4006 or via our online contact form.

Items We Do Not Accept

Prohibited Wastes

Bulk propane and Freon containers

Closed or full containers, especially containers with hazardous material